Fishing News and Info
01-05-2006, 00:05

"The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved a rule change to clarify that all fish brought ashore in Texas or possessed in Texas waters must conform to Texas size and bag limits.
The change addresses confusion and lack of enforceability when anglers landed in Texas with fish that fall under Louisiana bag and size limits.
Texas currently has a reciprocal fishing license agreement with Louisiana that allows anglers to legally fish in common border waters such as Toledo Bend Reservoir and Sabine Lake with either state's license. That agreement was not changed by the Commission action."

"Two fisherman started out early this morning, but their day was cut short.
Gary Crisp, Fisherman- "It wasn't the typical fishing day, that's for sure."
Around 2:00 this afternoon, Gary Crisp and his buddy, saw a car go off the road into the Ocoee river.
Crisp- "A car was coming over the embankment, maybe three, four feet off the bank and by the time we got over there the car had already nosed down and submerged underwater."
Bradley and West Polk County rescue squads and divers responded quickly.
They immediately began searching.
They only had a little information from Crisp and his friend."

"10:25pm Beth (Halverson) Sullivan
Happy Thanksgiving! Today is also my 21st wedding anniversary. We have much to be thankful for. Three great kids (15, 17 & 20). Good jobs - Jimmy at Riverbend (Louisiana) and me at the Vicksburg Post newspaper. A fun job! www.vicksburgpost.com . I'm also starting to work on our church site www.fmpchurch.org and rarely update the family site http://home.cablelynx.com/~esullivan/index.htm though I should soon as we got an updated family picture today for Christmas cards. For those who keep up - I'd love to have you remind me about our past and keep me up-to-date with your life."

"The Endangered Species Act did not get reformed, but a reform bill did finally pass the House and another was introduced in the Senate. The downside is neither would reform the foreign species flaws in the existing act. Moreover the alternative regulatory reform that would permit hunting to be used as a tool to enhance the survival of foreign game species has not been adopted by the US Fish & Wildlife Service (USF&WS) as proposed more than two years ago. You would think the Bush Administration would have done more in five years.
The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act passed and was signed into law."

"All of us like to brag just a little about our catches. We now have a brand new Braggin' Board Gallery to post your pictures. Simply email me with pictures of your catch (jpg please), and I'll add them to..."

"Bluefish, Spanish mackerel and jack crevalle are on the list of possibilities along the central Florida coast. Here is this week's forecast from www. FloridaToday.com... Read the whole forecast......"

"I am often amazed at the hidden jewels of fishing lakes we have in Georgia. I fish many big lakes in this area and am familiar with them, but I often get a surprise when visiting lakes a little further..."